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University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez is returning to coaching for another one-night only. The former Badgers head coach has agreed to coach for Wisconsin the upcoming Outback Bowl after players asked him to. Gary Andersen stunned the college football world when he left Wisconsin earlier this week for the job at Oregon State. “A number of the seniors met with me on Wednesday after our team meeting and asked if I would consider coaching the team,” Alvarez said in a release. “I told them I would have to sleep on it. After thinking it over and meeting with some of the seniors again this morning I have decided to coach. I feel this gives our assistants...

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